Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-005
Vitagrazia Pisani (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
General description
Maṣḥafa gǝbra ḥǝmāmāt “Book of the Rite of the Holy Week”
Number of Text units: 24
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa↗
The colophon mentions King Yoḥannǝs IV (r. 1872-89), Metropolitan Ṗeṭros IV (in tenure 1881-1917), ʾǝč̣č̣age Tewoflos (in tenure 1872-96) and daǧǧāzmāč Sǝbḥāt (daǧǧāzmāč from 1888 to 1914).Provenance
According to the colophon, the Ms. was commissioned by bāḥr nagāśi Za-Walda Māryām, together with his brother bāḥr nagāśe ʿƎśeta Māryām. His name, sometimes together with the one of “his maid” Sǝḫina (or Sǝḥina) Śǝllāse, is mentioned in the supplication formulas throughout the Ms. (e.g., check the viewer40va , 49vc, 119va, 141vc). The name of Tasfā Māryām is written in the supplication formula on check the viewer176rb and added interlineally, perhaps in a different hand and ink, above the name of the commissioner and his maid. The name of Ḫāyla Māryām is mentioned in some supplication formulas (e.g., check the viewer33va , 128rb).
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 4ra–176rc ),
Gǝbra Ḥǝmāmāt
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 4ra–5vc ), Introduction
- ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 5vc–8ra ), Eve of Palm Sunday
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 8ra–13vb ), Palm Sunday
- ms_i1.4
(check the viewerFols 13vb–27va ),
Monday
- ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 19rb–20ra ), Homily by John Chrysostom for Monday morning
- ms_i1.4.2 (check the viewerFols 20ra–22va ), Homily by John Chrysostom on the fig tree for Monday morning
- ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 27va–40va ), Tuesday
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 40va–50rc ), Wednesday
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 50rc–66va ), Thursday
- ms_i1.8
(check the viewerFols 67ra–127va ),
Friday
- ms_i1.8.1 (check the viewerFols 72rc–79rb ), On the Saying of Christ "If it be Possible, Let this Cup Pass from Me"
- ms_i1.8.2 (check the viewerFols 92ra–97va ), Baʾǝnta ʾabuna ʾAbrǝhām
- ms_i1.8.3 (check the viewerFols 97va–100va ), Homily by Ephrem on Satan and Death
- ms_i1.8.4 (check the viewerFols 108vb–110va ), Homily by Ephrem on Passion of Our Lord and on the thief on the right hand
- ms_i1.8.5 (check the viewerFols 110va–114vb ), Homily by Jacob of Serug on the angel and the thief
- ms_i1.8.6 (check the viewerFols 114vb–117va ), Homily by John Chrysostom on the Passion of Our Lord
- ms_i1.8.7 (check the viewerFols 125va–127rc ), Song of Songs
- ms_i1.9
(check the viewerFols 127vb–166rb ),
Saturday
- ms_i1.9.1 (check the viewerFols 130rb–141vc ), Revelation of John
- ms_i1.9.2 (check the viewerFols 141vc–152vb ), Homily by Cyriacus of Behnesa [Lāḥā Māryām “Lamentation of Mary”]
- ms_i1.9.3 (check the viewerFols 165ra–166rb ), Tǝmhǝrta ḫǝbuʾāt
- ms_i1.10
(check the viewerFols 166rb–176rc ),
Sunday
- ms_i1.10.1 (check the viewerFols 168ra–176rb ), Maṣḥafa dorho
Contents
check the viewerFols 4ra–176rc Gǝbra Ḥǝmāmāt (CAe 1544)
Colophon
ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘደብረ፡ ብርሃን፡ ታቦተ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘማይብአ፡ ወዘአጋሜ፨ ዘአጽሐፎ፡ ባሕር፡ ነጋሢ፡ ዘወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ ወእኅዉ፡ ባሕር፡ ነጋሤ፡ ዕሤተ፡ ማርያም፨ በዘመነ፡ ሉቃስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፨ ወበጳጳስነ፡ አቡነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፨ ወበንጉሥነ፡ ዮሐንስ፨ ወበእጨጌነ፡ ቴዎፍሎስ፨ ወመስፍንነሂ፡ ደጅ፡ አዝማች፡ ስብሐት፨ ጭቃሂ፡ ቄስ፡ ተስፋ፡ ሚካኤል፡ [er.] …
( The note states that this book belongs to the church of Dabra Bǝrhān Qǝddǝst Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa and that it was commissioned by bāḥr nagāśi Za-Walda Māryām, together with his brother bāḥr nagāśi ʿƎśeta Māryām (= Ḫāyla Māryām of the supplication formulas?), at the time of Metropolitan ʾabuna Ṗetros and King Yoḥannǝs. They must be King Yoḥannǝs IV (r. 1872-89) and Metropolitan Ṗeṭros IV (in tenure 1881-1917). The note mentions also ʾǝč̣č̣age Tewoflos (in tenure 1872-1896) and daǧǧāzmāč Sǝbḥāt (daǧǧāzmāč from 1888 to 1914). Considering all these data, we may assume that the Ms. was written between 1888 and 1889 .)
check the viewerFols 50rc–66va Thursday (CAe 1544 Thursday) (- On check the viewer50rc , the 1st night hour of Thursday (Text I-7) is wrongly indicated as the 11th night hour.)
check the viewerFols 166rb–176rc Sunday (CAe 1544 Sunday)
check the viewerFols 168ra–176rb Maṣḥafa dorho (CAe 1922) (- On check the viewer169v , the text from col. b continues on check the viewer170ra (col. c is empty).)
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 3 s, 1 .
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check the viewerff. 3ra-3vc check the viewerff. 176va-177vb (Type: GuestText)
salām-hymns for Mary (CAe 2807)
( gez ) ሰላምለኪ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ዘመአዛ፡ አፉኪ፡ ኮል፡ እንተ፡ ትጼንዊ፡ በገዳም፡ ወሐቅል፡ …
(The note starts on check the viewer3ra , interrupts on check the viewer3vc and continues on check the viewer176va-177vb . It contains rubrications. Readings for it are indicated mostly by the moments of the days, written in the upper margin (in a frame of two lines below and above): በልኒ፡ (above), ዘነግህ (below): check the viewer3r ዘቀትር (left), ዘ፱ሰዓት (right): check the viewer3v ዘሰርክ (left), ዘንዋም (right): check the viewer176v ዘሌሊት: check the viewer177r . The note ends with a short colophon (check the viewer177vc )with the name of the scribe, i.e. Walda ʾAbrǝha. ) -
check the viewerf. 77vc (below the text) (Type: GuarantorsList)
List of personal names.
( am ) ለየአቶ፡ ኃፍቱ፡ ቤት፡ …
( The note is written in pen. )
Extras
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(Type: Correction)
Corrections (words or letters) written interlineally: e.g., check the viewer6rb , 6rc, 12va, 16va, 80rc, 172rc, 175ra.
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(Type: Correction)
Corrections marked by dots around the words: check the viewer90ra and 161vc.
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(Type: Correction)
Corrections written over erasure: check the viewer123rc .
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Pen trial: check the viewer66va (below the text).
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A crude note in pen and in a recent hand is on check the viewer66vb . Another note in the same hand, erased, is on check the viewer66vc .
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(Type: findingAid)
The word ሕዝበ፡ is written in the main hand in the upper margin of check the viewerfol. 89r .
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Crude notes, concerning the main text, are written in pencil and in a recent hand in the upper margins of fols. 90v-91v, 106v.
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Notes have been erased in the upper margin of fols. 97r and 161v.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .
Frame notes
- frame: check the viewer4r (incipit page Text I-1): simple, coloured (violet, red, yellow, black) ornamental band; interlaces and anthropomorphic motifs.
- frame: check the viewer67r (incipit page Text I-8): simple, coloured (violet, red, yellow, black) ornamental band; interlaces.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 395 |
Width | 320 |
Depth | 105 |
Foliation
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 3 | No image availableFols 1r–3v | A(3; s.l.: 3, stub before 1/fols. 1r-3v) | |
2 | 8 | No image availableFols 4r–11v | ፩I(8/fols. 4r-11v) | |
3 | 8 | No image availableFols 12r–19v | ፪II(8/fols. 12r-19v) | |
4 | 8 | No image availableFols 20r–27v | ፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v) | |
5 | 8 | No image availableFols 28r–35v | ፬IV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 28r-35v) | |
6 | 8 | No image availableFols 36r–43v | ፭V(8/fols. 36r-43v) | |
7 | 8 | No image availableFols 44r–51v | ፮VI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 44r-51v) | |
8 | 8 | No image availableFols 52r–59v | ፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v) | |
9 | 7 | No image availableFols 60r–66v | ፰VIII(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 60r-66v) | |
10 | 8 | No image availableFols 67r–74v | ፱IX(fols. 67r-74v) | |
11 | 8 | No image availableFols 75r–82v | ፲X(8/fols. 75r-82v) | |
12 | 8 | No image availableFols 83r–90v | ፲፩XI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 83r-90v) | |
13 | 8 | No image availableFols 91r–98v | ፲፪XII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 91r-98v) | |
14 | 8 | No image availableFols 99r–106v | ፲፫XIII(8/fols. 99r-106v) | |
15 | 8 | No image availableFols 107r–114v | ፲፬XIV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 107r-114v) | |
16 | 8 | No image availableFols 115r–122v | ፲፭XV(8/s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 115r-122v) | |
17 | 8 | No image availableFols 123r–130v | ፲፮XVI(8/fols. 123r-130v) | |
18 | 8 | No image availableFols 131r–138v | ፲፯XVII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 131r-138v) | |
19 | 9 | No image availableFols 139r–147v | ፲፰XVIII(9; s.l.: 7, stub after 2/fols. 139r-147v) | |
20 | 8 | No image availableFols 148r–155v | ፲፱XIX(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 148r-155v) | |
21 | 8 | No image availableFols 156r–163v | ፳XX(8/fols. 156r-163v) | |
22 | 6 | No image availableFols 164r–169v | ፳፩XXI(6/fols. 164r-169v) | |
23 | 7 | No image availableFols 170r–176v | ፳፪XXII(7; s.l.: 1, stub after 7/fols. 170r-176v) | |
24 | 1 | No image availableFol. 177 | B(1; s.l.: 1, stub before 1/fol. 177). |
Collation diagrams
A(3; s.l.: 3, stub before 1/fols. 1r-3v)
Quire ID:q1
፩I(8/fols. 4r-11v)
Quire ID:q2
፪II(8/fols. 12r-19v)
Quire ID:q3
፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v)
Quire ID:q4
፬IV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 28r-35v)
Quire ID:q5
፭V(8/fols. 36r-43v)
Quire ID:q6
፮VI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 44r-51v)
Quire ID:q7
፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v)
Quire ID:q8
፰VIII(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 60r-66v)
Quire ID:q9
፱IX(fols. 67r-74v)
Quire ID:q10
፲X(8/fols. 75r-82v)
Quire ID:q11
፲፩XI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 83r-90v)
Quire ID:q12
፲፪XII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 91r-98v)
Quire ID:q13
፲፫XIII(8/fols. 99r-106v)
Quire ID:q14
፲፬XIV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 107r-114v)
Quire ID:q15
፲፭XV(8/s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 115r-122v)
Quire ID:q16
፲፮XVI(8/fols. 123r-130v)
Quire ID:q17
፲፯XVII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 131r-138v)
Quire ID:q18
፲፰XVIII(9; s.l.: 7, stub after 2/fols. 139r-147v)
Quire ID:q19
፲፱XIX(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 148r-155v)
Quire ID:q20
፳XX(8/fols. 156r-163v)
Quire ID:q21
፳፩XXI(6/fols. 164r-169v)
Quire ID:q22
፳፪XXII(7; s.l.: 1, stub after 7/fols. 170r-176v)
Quire ID:q23
B(1; s.l.: 1, stub before 1/fol. 177).
Quire ID:q24
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(2+1/s.l. 3, stub before 1/No image availableFols 1r–3v) – II(8/No image availableFols 4r–11v) – III(8/No image availableFols 12r–19v) – IV(8/No image availableFols 20r–27v) – V(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 5; s.l. 6, stub after 2/No image availableFols 28r–35v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 36r–43v) – VII(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6; s.l. 6, stub after 3/No image availableFols 44r–51v) – VIII(8/No image availableFols 52r–59v) – IX(6+1/s.l. 2, stub after 6/No image availableFols 60r–66v) – X(8/No image availableFols 67r–74v) – XI(8/No image availableFols 75r–82v) – XII(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 5; s.l. 6, stub after 2/No image availableFols 83r–90v) – XIII(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 5/No image availableFols 91r–98v) – XIV(8/No image availableFols 99r–106v) – XV(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 5/No image availableFols 107r–114v) – XVI(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6/No image availableFols 115r–122v) – XVII(8/No image availableFols 123r–130v) – XVIII(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6/No image availableFols 131r–138v) – XIX(8+1/s.l. 7, stub after /No image availableFols 139r–147v) – XX(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6/No image availableFols 148r–155v) – XXI(8/No image availableFols 156r–163v) – XXII(6/No image availableFols 164r–169v) – XXIII(6+1/s.l. 1, stub after /No image availableFols 170r–176v) – XXIV(0+1/s.l. 1, stub before 1/No image availableFol. 177) –
Formula: No image availableFols 1r–3v A(3; s.l.: 3, stub before 1/fols. 1r-3v) ; No image availableFols 4r–11v ፩I(8/fols. 4r-11v) ; No image availableFols 12r–19v ፪II(8/fols. 12r-19v) ; No image availableFols 20r–27v ፫III(8/fols. 20r-27v) ; No image availableFols 28r–35v ፬IV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 28r-35v) ; No image availableFols 36r–43v ፭V(8/fols. 36r-43v) ; No image availableFols 44r–51v ፮VI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 44r-51v) ; No image availableFols 52r–59v ፯VII(8/fols. 52r-59v) ; No image availableFols 60r–66v ፰VIII(7; s.l.: 2, stub after 6/fols. 60r-66v) ; No image availableFols 67r–74v ፱IX(fols. 67r-74v) ; No image availableFols 75r–82v ፲X(8/fols. 75r-82v) ; No image availableFols 83r–90v ፲፩XI(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 83r-90v) ; No image availableFols 91r–98v ፲፪XII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 91r-98v) ; No image availableFols 99r–106v ፲፫XIII(8/fols. 99r-106v) ; No image availableFols 107r–114v ፲፬XIV(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 5; 6, stub after 2/fols. 107r-114v) ; No image availableFols 115r–122v ፲፭XV(8/s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 115r-122v) ; No image availableFols 123r–130v ፲፮XVI(8/fols. 123r-130v) ; No image availableFols 131r–138v ፲፯XVII(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 131r-138v) ; No image availableFols 139r–147v ፲፰XVIII(9; s.l.: 7, stub after 2/fols. 139r-147v) ; No image availableFols 148r–155v ፲፱XIX(8; s.l.: 3, stub after 6; 6, stub after 3/fols. 148r-155v) ; No image availableFols 156r–163v ፳XX(8/fols. 156r-163v) ; No image availableFols 164r–169v ፳፩XXI(6/fols. 164r-169v) ; No image availableFols 170r–176v ፳፪XXII(7; s.l.: 1, stub after 7/fols. 170r-176v) ; No image availableFol. 177 B(1; s.l.: 1, stub before 1/fol. 177).;
Formula 1: 1 (3), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (7), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (9), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (6), 23 (), 24 (1),
Formula 2: 1 (3), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (7), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (8), 19 (9), 20 (8), 21 (8), 22 (6), 23 (), 24 (1),
State of preservation
intact
Condition
The spine cover was finely repaired. Most of the fols. are worn and affected by humidity. Stains on check the viewer156-159 . Holes amended on some fols. (e.g. check the viewer57 , 58, 100).
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Sewing Stations
4Binding decoration
Binding decoration
Cotton thread is inserted at the edge of check the viewerfol. 107 , for navigating in the text.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 32
H | 310mm |
W | 276mm |
Intercolumn | mm |
Margins | |
top | 40 |
bottom | 68 |
right | 34 |
left | 12 |
intercolumn |
Ms Gāntā ʾAfašum, Māryām Māy ʾAbʾa, BQM-005 main part
has a sum of layout height of 418mm which is greater than the object height of 395mm has a sum of layout width of 322mm which is greater than the object height of 320mmLayout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Mediocre and irregular.
Ink: Black; red.
Rubrication: Holy names; in the supplication formulas, name of the commissioner of the Ms., of his “maid”, and of other individuals (s. above in “owner”). In the colophon, name of the commissioner of the Ms., of his brother and of the church provenance and origin of the Ms. A few lines alternating with black lines in the incipit page of Texts I-1 and I-8 (the section for the night hours of Friday); headings and incipits of the texts (a few lines, sometimes alternating), their sections and subsections; titles of the Biblical books and other works; directives for the ministers; names of Hebrew letters in Text I-8; the words ʿƎgziʾo taśahālanna in Text I-10 and the dorho in Text I-10. Elements of Ethiopic numerals; elements of the punctuation signs and of the text dividers.
Date: Late 19th century
Late 19th century (The word እግዚአብሔር, or እግዚእ, is sometimes written with the ligature (e.g., check the viewer18rc l.12, 96vc l.26).)Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
Use the tag BetMas:ESbqm005 in your public hypothes.is annotations which refer to this entity.